KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 -- The best pleasures in life are the simplest, no?

Such is the case with this almost unadorned plate of yellow noodles, quickly fried with spicy sambal and little else.

Sure, there is a fresh lime, sliced into half for squeezing, and some julienned cucumber for a crisp bite, but little else.

This dish - known as Mee Bodo and popularised in Tengkera, Melaka - doesn't need more than that.

Though a straightforward recipe, every strand of the noodles will light your tongue on fire... in a good way.

We are enjoying this authentic tasting rendition of mee bodo at Yalo Yalo Yumm, a restaurant located off Old Klang Road that serves other Malaysian delights too, such as nasi lemak.

Their mee bodo (also helpfully liste...